1917 Far Eastern Championship Games
Host city | Tokyo, Japan |
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Nations participating | 3 |
Opening ceremony | 8 May 1917 |
Closing ceremony | 12 May 1917 |
Officially opened by | Yoshihito Emperor of Japan |
The 1917 Far Eastern Championship Games was the third edition of the regional multi-sport event, contested between China, Japan and the Philippines, and was held from 8–12 May 1917 in Tokyo, Empire of Japan. A total of eight sports were contested, following the dropping of cycling from the programme after the 1915 games.[1]
In the football competition, China was represented by South China AA, a Hong Kong-based team, while Japan was represented by a team from the Tokyo Higher Normal School.[2]
Japan was the overall champion of the Games following the Philippines, and China.[3]
Participating nations[]
Sports[]
- Athletics ( )
- Baseball ()
- Basketball ()
- Diving ()
- Football ( )
- Swimming ()
- Tennis ()
- Volleyball ()
References[]
- ^ Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
- ^ Far Eastern Games. RSSSF. Retrieved on 2014-12-21.
- ^ "FAR EASTERN OLYMPIAD". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942). 13 June 1917. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
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Categories:
- Far Eastern Championship Games
- 1917 in Japanese sport
- 1917 in multi-sport events
- 1917 in Asian sport
- International sports competitions hosted by Japan
- Multi-sport events in Japan
- May 1917 sports events
- Sports competitions in Tokyo
- 1910s in Tokyo